The statistic shows the contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2017, by median percent. In 2017, the median contribution of wives' earnings to family income was at 37.1 percent.
Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2017
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (December 26, 2019). Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2017." Chart. December 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Contribution of Wives' Earnings to Family Income in Married Couple Households in The United States from 1990 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Contribution of wives' earnings to family income in married couple households in the United States from 1990 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244204/contribution-of-wives-earnings-to-family-income-in-the-us/ (last visited February 27, 2020)
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